Dominic Williams
James Hutton Institute
Errol Road
Dundee
Scotland
DD2 5DA
Biography
Dominic has been primarily involved in research on Scottish fruit crops but has carried out research on all the major crop groups and involved in developing a field based hyperspectral imaging platform for use in soft fruit industry. They have been responsible for the development of imaging techniques, image analysis methods and interpretation of the data from such a platform. The main focus of their research has been using hyperspectral imaging to help detect and understand below ground stress in raspberry and blueberry crops. Dominic has also been carried out investigating sources of yield instability in cherry and blueberry crops. This has involved both the use of hyperspectral imaging to monitor vegatative growth and also the use of timelapse cameras and novel image analysis techniques to detect plant polinator interactions.
They are currently involved in ongoing research projects developing phenotyping tools and understanding the link between hyperspectral imaging responses and underlying plant gentics.